Isaiah 19

1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

1 以下是关于埃及的预言： 看啊，耶和华驾着疾驰的云来到埃及。 埃及的偶像在祂面前颤抖， 埃及人胆战心惊。

2 “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

2 “我必使埃及人彼此为敌——手足相残， 邻居互斗，城邑相争， 邦国互攻。

3 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

3 埃及人必灰心丧志， 我必破坏他们的计谋。 他们必求问偶像、巫师、灵媒和术士。

4 I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

4 我必将埃及人交给一位残忍的主人， 一位暴君必统治他们。” 这是主——万军之耶和华说的。

5 The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

5 海水必枯竭， 河床必干涸。

6 The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.

6 沟渠必发臭， 埃及的河流逐渐枯竭。 芦苇和灯心草必枯死，

7 The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.

7 尼罗河两岸青草枯黄， 田地龟裂，庄稼被风吹去， 荡然无存。

8 Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.

8 所有在尼罗河下钩的渔夫都哀哭悲伤， 在河上撒网的人都伤痛。

9 The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.

9 纺麻织布的人一筹莫展， 陷入绝望。

10 The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

10 埃及的显贵萎靡不振 ， 雇工们都忧心忡忡。

11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

11 琐安的官长愚不可及， 法老聪明的谋士尽出下策。 他们怎敢在法老面前自称是智者之子，古代君王之后？

12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

12 法老啊，你的智者在哪里呢？ 让他们把万军之耶和华对付埃及的计划告诉你吧！

13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.

13 琐安的首领愚昧， 挪弗的首领糊涂。 他们是埃及各支派的房角石， 却把埃及人引入歧途。

14 The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.

14 耶和华使错谬的灵进入他们当中， 使他们像又呕又吐、东倒西歪的醉汉， 做什么都错误百出。

15 There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm or reed.

15 埃及从头到尾， 从权贵到草根必一筹莫展。

16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.

16 到那日，当万军之耶和华挥手惩罚的时候，埃及人必恐惧颤抖，如柔弱的女子。

17 The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.

17 他们必对犹大充满恐惧，一听见犹大的名字就害怕，因为万军之耶和华定下计划要对付他们。

18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.

18 到那日，埃及必有五座城的人讲迦南的语言，并起誓效忠万军之耶和华，其中有一座必叫灭亡城 。

19 In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.

19 到那日，埃及境内必有一座为耶和华筑的祭坛，边境必有一根为耶和华立的石柱。

20 It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.

20 这是万军之耶和华在埃及的记号和凭据。埃及人因受到欺压就呼求耶和华，祂必差遣一位救主保护、拯救他们。

21 The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.

21 耶和华必向埃及人彰显自己。到那日，埃及人必认识祂，带着祭物和供物来敬拜祂，向祂许愿还愿。

22 And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

22 耶和华必击打他们，也必医治他们。他们必归向耶和华，祂必应允他们的祷告，医治他们。

23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

23 到那日，必有一条大道连接埃及和亚述，两国人民互相往来，一同敬拜耶和华。

24 In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.

24 到那日，以色列必与埃及和亚述一同成为世人的祝福。

25 The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

25 万军之耶和华必赐福给他们，说：“我的子民埃及、我的创作亚述、我的产业以色列都有福了！”